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We just finished up nearly two weeks of rare temperatures on Haida Gwaii. Just like Vancouver has been getting pummeled by unlikely snow storms, to our dismay, so have we. Our March fish are much like our guests from sunny California: they hate the cold. When water temps edge toward 33 degrees, our fair-weathered ocean friends turn their noses up and push back out to seals-ville. Facing the relentless pursuit from seals and sea lions is even more appealing than gracing us with their...

Weather directly effects our lives in a ver intrusive way each and every day. Over the past year it seems we have hardly had any luck at all. The Bulkley season saw one of the most pervasive blow out seasons we have ever seen. Every time the river started to clear - along came another storm. Unfortunately that came after a very cold and wet summer. Even last spring was too hot and dry making the freshet come nearly 6 weeks early utterly running our lives for a spell.

If you could step into a steelhead time machine, you would probably end up fishing some of the greatest runs in history and have them all to yourself. The one thing that would surprise you as you stepped out of the time machine all wadered up is that your spey rod would have turned back in time as well and is now a single-hand rod.

Now, single-hand rods have seen a major resurgence in the steelhead game due to some great companies like OPST and others that have designed excellent...

Haida Gwaii is where we call home during the winter months, and anyone who has ever been here knows how incredibly special it is. It is one of the truly unique destinations in Canada that offers something for everyone to relate to. Whether you choose to come in the summer, winter, for fishing or touring you will have a very memorable and wonderful experience.

Here is a photo blog of a day Chris George and I took exploring the coast. It started off as one of those magical days but...

No, sorry, this isn’t a dissertation on my youth and its addictive lifestyle, nor is it about swimming into toilet bowls and/or breaking the law to get a fix.…

Actually, wait—maybe I could write a dissertation on some of that, at least as far as youth and addictions go.

Growing up on the Canyon Rivers of the North Vancouver, rivers dominated by deep pools and tail-outs, giant boulders and cliff faces, I found waters that fit my addiction to fishing like a glove, as they had my...

Everyone seems to be on a quest for the “best” of something in the fishing world: the best rod, the best reel, the best line, or the best rive. Whenever someone uses the cliche word “best” with anything related to fishing I immediately tune out.

The Qualifier

The other day, a guest asked one of the most well-informed fishing questions I’ve ever heard. Usually, people ask the question: “What’s the best river to catch a steelhead on, or when is the best time to come steelhead fishing...